The authorities of Bogotá asked the Dimayor to suspend the classics, in female and masculine, after the acts of violence left by a dead and several injured in a concert.
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What should be a sports party could run out of date. The two classics Santa Fe vs. Millionaires – both in the Women's League as in the Colombian League – are at risk of postponement, after an official application of the district that seeks to avoid new episodes of violence in sports stages.
The problem arises just when Dimayor tried to keep the calendar that he published at the beginning of the season. Until now, the changes in the fixture had been by force majeure; This time, the trigger does not come from football, but from a concert.
On Wednesday, August 6, at the Movistar Arena, in the previous presentation of Free Ladies, clashes between attendees identified with shirts from different teams in the country were recorded. The balance: a deceased person and several more with injuries. The fact ignited the alarms in the district administration.
This Friday, the Secretary of Government of Bogotá, Gustavo Quintero, publicly asked the Dimayor to postpone the female classic scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 pm and the male set for Wednesday 13 at 8:30 pm, both in the Campín. “Our city deserves that the conditions of conflict of recent days be broken down,” he said.
Although Dimayor does not yet issue an official statement, unofficial versions suggest that the decision is already taken: the two parties would be suspended, without a new confirmed date. This would especially complicate Millionaires, who already drag two pending games against Unión Magdalena and Deportivo Pasto. Santa Fe, on the other hand, has normally played its five commitments.
The case reopens the debate on coordination between authorities and professional football. While for some the measure is a blow to the show and the peaceful fans, for others it is a necessary sign that security is above any calendar. For now, the ball is still in the air.
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